





The sculptural installation provides an aesthetic transition between Henning Hansen’s recently renovated classic red-brick building from 1940 and Laungaard Arkitekter’s new-built sports hall in raw concrete from 2013. Architecturally, the space is also designed as a meeting place for the students, who can sit on the built-in benches, find shelter or shade under the trees and the arches or hang out by the ornamental pond. The space also opens the school up to the local community, inviting the local residents into the school grounds.
FOS says about the piece:
‘In an increasingly complicated world, we tend to move more easily towards uniformity. That is why education continues to be such a crucial element for our democracy. A democracy that is currently in need of assistance. When these fundamental institutions emerged in the bright light of the Age of Enlightenment, they were represented and respected through their architecture. With “Your Success is Your Amnesia” I wanted to point to these meanings and to the more general notion of a shared memory – in fact, many cornerstones were laid, and many decisions were made before you were even born, and it would be a pity if all that was lost!’
Facts about FOS’ scupltural, urban space
700 m2 area
40 m3 terracotta-coloured concrete
320 m2 concrete paving
120 m2 tiles
220 m2 asphalt
1 quercus robur (English oak)), serrulata kanzan (cherry)
1 motorcycle
1 moped
1 bell
5 lamps
1 renovated oriel
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
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